Resident David Taylor, 53, said about 25 youths, all aged 14-16, charged along Armthorpe Drive and Black Lion Lane smashing car windscreens and throwing bricks and lumps of concrete at houses on Friday night.

He said: 'At about 9pm, I saw a group of youths, most of whom appeared to have been drinking. Damage was caused to vehicles and property and next morning the road was littered with broken wall copings, car wheeltrims, broken glass, empty beer bottles and cans.

'My car had the rear window smashed, speakers damaged and interior ripped. A Metro parked on the Black Lion pub's car park was smashed up, a Vauxhall Vectra had a mirror wrenched off and two other cars were damaged.'

He added: 'My home was pelted with concrete missiles, causing hundreds of pounds of damage. When this group were confronted by adults, they ran off and by the time the police arrived they had all gone down their rat-holes.

'Yet again it comes down to a lack of parental control. These kids are buying trays of ale and drinking them in what's known locally as the Spider Park in Armthorpe Drive and then they go on the rampage.

'Once they go out of the house, the parents have no idea and probably don't care what they get up to.'

Cheshire police spokesman Ivor Lewis said: 'We received several calls concerning acts of criminal damage to vehicles and properties. A brick was thrown through the glass panel of a house door and several cars were damaged as well as missiles being thrown at homes.

'We take this kind of behaviour very seriously and are investigating what happened.

'I appeal to anyone with any information as to the identity of this gang to contact us immediately.'